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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4769113, member: 11664"] It's not about making excuses. Despite any criticism of her play UConn is still a better team with Amari than without her. I don't know of any losses that can be attributed to her. The only one who can decide that Amari isn't an asset to the team is Geno, & he can do that by not playing her. She's like a relief pitcher in baseball. they come in & eat up some minutes (innings), protect the lead, provide some rest & reduce the risk of fatigue injuries to other players. It's not only about being a better player, although being taller does help her do some things that others can't. Most likely she's going to have a role in the frontourt or else we won't ever know why she's not being given much of a chance other than by guessing. My point is that if she doesn't perform it's also a criticism of the staff & their instruction & even why she was recruited. For this year Amari will basically fill Jana's place in the rotation. If she plays with more finesse instead of being a banger then that's not so bad as long as she does what she has been instructed to do. I think she'll do just fine because she has more abilities to show us. [/QUOTE]